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noun
A dolomitic limestone quarried in the vicinity of Tyndall, Manitoba, Canada, famous for its pervasive mottling and numerous fossils.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
After the town of Tyndall, Manitoba, where the stone is quarried, in turn named after Irish physicist John Tyndall (1820–93). Tyndall, Tindall (“inhabitant of the Tyne river valley”) < Tyne.
